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7 lettersPronunciation /djuːˈɒpəli/Sorted dloopuyStarts with DEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A duopoly is a condition in which two sellers have most of the control over the market.

Word origin

From duo- (prefix meaning ‘two’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly.

Used in a sentence

  • Modern examples of duopoly include the American markets for credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), smartphones (Apple and Google), soft drinks (Coca-Cola and Pepsi), and airplanes (Airbus and Boeing).
  • In Spain, Socialist and PP governments have alternated since the 1980s. This cosy duopoly was weakened by the long recession that followed the bursting of Spain’s housing bubble in 2007.
  • First past the post voting has long maintained American politics as an effective duopoly where power simply alternates between two main parties.

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